Bernie Sanders Will "In All Likelihood" Vote for Hillary Clinton
by Rich Smith Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.comSpeaking to CNN's Chris Cuomo this morning, Bernie Sanders said his vote will in "all likelihood" go to Clinton...
View ArticleCan You Talk Like Jeff Goldblum? Spoiler: No
by Andrew Wright Jeff Goldblum is a friend to all creatures.The problem with writing about Jeff Goldblum's speech patterns is that the things that make them so distinctive—the spoken italics, the...
View ArticleBike Riders: Keep Your Bottom Clean and Neat
by Portland, Oregon Bicycle Seat A Public Service Announcement from Your Bicycle SeatDear Portland, Oregon Cyclists:As you know, the annual World Naked Bike Ride is this Saturday, June 25. And as your...
View ArticleThe Portland DJ/Dance Night Mega List!
by Mercury staff CAKEPhotos by Minh TranDANCE NIGHTS CAN SUCK. If they're bad, you end up cowering, metaphorically, naked and afraid in a dark, humid armpit of a room among too many fedora-sporting...
View ArticleEveryone's Mad About the EPA's River Cleanup Plan, So the Agency's Offering...
by Dirk VanderHart It's been a little more than two weeks since the US Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its proposal for cleaning up the toxic Portland Harbor, and all anyone can seem to agree...
View ArticleNo Goats Yet
by Ciara Dolan NAKED HOUR Trimming the tree with breakup songs.Claire AnnePORTLAND TRIO Naked Hour's upcoming debut, Always on the Weekend, is a series of vignettes chronicling the worst breakup...
View ArticleMeet the HOMOCATS: This Week's Cover Artist, J Morrison, on the Gayest Cats Ever
by Kathleen Marie Kill Guns, 2014, from "The War Continues" zineJ. MorrisonJ. Morrison is a Brooklyn-based artist who created the project HOMOCATS to fight phobias, promote equal rights, combat...
View ArticleHere's the $258.4 Million Housing Bond You'll Be Voting on in November
by Dirk VanderHart Hey, Portland: You know how this city is currently short about 24,000 affordable units? And how the rent here is shooting up as fast, or faster, than anywhere in the country—15...
View ArticleAmy Schumer is Coming to Portland!
by Megan Burbank Simon & SchusterComedian Amy Schumer is headed to Moda Center on Thursday, December 1. Here's the ticketing info, just announced via email:Tickets go on-sale Tuesday, June 28that...
View ArticleIllegal Dumper
by Anonymous I saw you dump all that wood by my place. And yes, I recognize your car. So come get it before I report you to the illegal dumping hotline. This is the second time in as many weeks. If...
View ArticleSleeping Beauties' Self-Titled Debut Is Poetic in Its Disgusting Flourishes
by Andrew R Tonry SLEEPING BEAUTIES Not pictured: diarrhea, Hot Pockets, vomit.CHUCHI ELAM"IT STARTED as a way not to die," says Hart Gledhill of Portland's Sleeping Beauties. "It started as a way to...
View ArticlePro Tips for the World Naked Bike Ride
by Bri Brey T-minus 24 hours until the World Naked Bike Ride! This year's ride kicks off at Mt. Scott Park on June 25th at 8 pm! For everything you need to know, I'll turn it over to our good friend...
View ArticleThis Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo The OdellsAdornAdorn's SE Division location is celebrating their summer capsule collection with The Odells with a launch party. About the brand: "With a focus on textiles and...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum's Psychosexual Power Will Hold You in Its Thrall
by Megan Burbank Jeff Goldblum does not kowtow to intergalactic terrorists.I first saw Independence Day in 1998, during Christmas vacation. It was while watching satellite technician David Levinson...
View ArticleThe Saddest Day in History: The Day We Thought Jeff Goldblum Died
by Suzette Smith Not only is Jeff Goldblum amazing in bed, but he's also not dead.It was Friday, June 26, 2009. It was morning. We were all reeling from the previous day's devastation—the death of...
View ArticleThe Great Escape: Timbers Edge Dynamo Late
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersIt took a heavy dose of Argentine magic and a whole lot of luck, but when the dust settled at Providence Park on a scorching hot Sunday afternoon, the...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: SCOTUS Strikes Down Awful Abortion Restrictions, Hillary...
by Megan Burbank This is not helping with the VP speculation, you guys.CSPANMORE LIKE O YAY O YAY: The Supreme Court today struck down Texas' controversial, paternalistic abortion restrictions by a...
View ArticleThings To Do This Week!
Things to do for Jun 27-30 by Bobby Roberts It always seems like a looooong road getting from the beginning of a brand new week to its merciful end—but it doesn't have to feel that way. Not with a...
View ArticleWatch Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren Campaign Together in Ohio Today
by Christopher Frizzelle I could watch these two onstage together forever.Hillary Clinton Speeches & EventsThis rally just happened, and I haven't had a chance to watch the whole video yet, so...
View ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
by Heidi Groover Finally: Some good news.a katz/ShutterstockIn the most important abortion case since the 1990s, the United States Supreme Court has sided with women. In a 5-3 decision, the court...
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